The significance of induced pluripotent stem cells for basic research and clinical therapy.

Meyer, J R

Meyer, J R.

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Meyer JR; Prelature of Opus Dei, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA. jrmeyer@prkvw.com

J Med Ethics ; 34(12): 849-51, 2008 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19043107

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

It is argued that the use of induced pluripotent stem cells for regenerative therapy may soon be ethically practicable and could sidestep the various objections pertaining to other types of stem cell (human embryonic stem cells, and stem cells obtained by altered nuclear transfer or somatic cell nuclear transfer).

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Biomedical Research/ethics; Clone Cells; Pluripotent Stem Cells/cytology; Regenerative Medicine/ethics; Biomedical Research/methods; Embryo Research/ethics; Humans; Regenerative Medicine/methods

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Clone Cells / Pluripotent Stem Cells / Biomedical Research / Regenerative Medicine Limits: Humans Language: En Year: 2008 Type: Article

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